Friendly League

Diego A. Maradona
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lázaro Ayala took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Maní FC booed when LTA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zeledon Orlanda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zeledon Orlanda kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. In the 21st minute of the match, Zeledon Orlanda tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Higinio Lizbeth saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 23rd minute, Lázaro Ayala left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LTA FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. A hard shot 27 in the game by Ariel Cisco from a close distance when the talented Higinio Lizbeth managed to make a qualified save. Maní FC's players were relieved. In the 31st minute, Lázaro Ayala got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Higinio Lizbeth made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Ariel Cisco sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fausto Lano during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Maní FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Fausto Lano hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lázaro Ayala in the 43rd minute of play forced Maní FC's goalkeeper Higinio Lizbeth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ovidio Weterio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Maní FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ariel Cisco came free, but Higinio Lizbeth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Higinio Lizbeth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Genaro Iliana in the 55th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lázaro Ayala in the 63rd minute of play forced Maní FC's goalkeeper Higinio Lizbeth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Higinio Lizbeth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Genaro Iliana in the 67th minute of play. After some careless play in the Maní FC defense, Genaro Iliana kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Higinio Lizbeth. The Maní FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Higinio Lizbeth should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lázaro Ayala in the 72nd minute of play forced Maní FC's goalkeeper Higinio Lizbeth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Genaro Iliana notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Maní FC's Higinio Lizbeth. Higinio Lizbeth was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Higinio Lizbeth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hipolito Batista, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. 82 minutes into the game, Genaro Iliana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Higinio Lizbeth was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Genaro Iliana took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Higinio Lizbeth. Higinio Lizbeth dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-1. Higinio Lizbeth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hipolito Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enzo Gorka in the 92nd minute of play forced LTA FC's goalkeeper Roberto Oliverio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hipolito Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. With a little luck, LTA FC's Roberto Oliverio got control of the ball when Enzo Gorka tried to sneak it across the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. LTA FC had played much better football throughout.